Apple Podcasts new video, and AI in podcasting from Snipd and Podhome

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of Apple Podcasts' new video feature and the role of AI in podcasting.

Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Why does James sound so different in the intro? Because he's standing in Hong Kong airport waiting to get onto an aeroplane, that's why. This week: Spotify quietly trims its podcast team while Apple pushes HLS video into Apple Podcasts, forcing hosts and creators to rethink what “open” distribution means. We also dig into transcripts as a baseline accessibility feature and test-drive the next wave of AI tools that curate listening and automate publis...

People in this episode

Hosts: James Cridland, Sam Sethi

Topics covered

• Apple Podcasts
• AI in podcasting
• Spotify
• transcripts
• accessibility
• video distribution

Keywords

• Apple Podcasts
• AI tools
• Spotify
• transcripts
• accessibility
• video
• podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Snipd, Podhome

Places: Hong Kong

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